It’s now the day after Christmas. I would say most of my post-operative pain is gone. Next week they said I could resume exercising. Because the weather’s cold it might be a weekend before I try riding my bike, but I’ll probably resume strength training anyway. So I’d say most of my short-term post-operative problems… Continue reading Update
Month: December 2011
The Pathology Report
After my prostate was surgically removed, they sent it off to the pathology lab for a biopsy. The news was generally good: the “margins were negative” meaning that the edge of the tissue removed did not contain any cancer cells. That means they didn’t leave part of the tumor behind. They also analyzed one of… Continue reading The Pathology Report
Continence – Part 1
WARNING: explicit content. One of the problems with prostate removal is that is, at least at first, makes you incontinent. The day I came home from the hospital I basically dripped all day. I have to wear pads (the same material combination as disposable diapers). But somehow when I went to bed,… Continue reading Continence – Part 1
Awakening
I slowly became conscious. But I was so tired that I immediately drifted off again. I must have done this two or three times before I became fully awake. I immediately thought, where am I? And then I remembered: I was coming out of surgery. I carefully and gently felt my belly. Yes, there were the six round… Continue reading Awakening